Although he grew up in the United States and had always communicated in English, he had also attended Chinese language training classes since childhood. While not very fluent, he was competent, and recently he had specifically practiced spoken Chinese at the language training classes, improving quickly, and now he was able to speak very fluently.
He had reserved a room at the Sanbo Hotel and had just arrived at the Department of Comprehensive Surgery, where he happened to run into Director Xin, Director Chen, and Academician Wang.
Li Zehui was an internationally renowned cardiac surgery expert who often lectured at Fuwai Anzhen; they couldn't possibly not recognize him, and they were very familiar.
"Professor Li?"
With a keen eye, Xin Weicong was the first to spot Professor Li Zehui.
On closer inspection, indeed, it was Professor Li Zehui from the Cleveland Medical Center, unmistakably.
The world is truly small to have an encounter like this here.
"What an honor---"
